"and also received a nomination for ""Outstanding Animated Program"" for the episode ""Radio Bart"". The complete season was released on DVD in Region 1 on August 26, 2003, Region 2 on October 6, 2003, and in Region 4 on October 22, 2003. Al Jean and Mike Reiss, who had written for ""The Simpsons"" since the start of the show, took over as showrunners this season. Their first episode as showrunners was ""Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington"" and they felt a lot of pressure about running the show. They also ran the following season and Jean would return as executive producer"
"The Simpsons (season 29) The twenty-ninth season of the animated television series ""The Simpsons"" premiered on Fox in the United States on October 1, 2017, and ended on May 20, 2018. On November 4, 2016, ""The Simpsons"" was renewed for seasons 29 and 30. This season marked the show's surpassing ""Gunsmoke"" as the longest-running scripted series in primetime television by number of episodes, with the series' 636th episode ""Forgive and Regret"". The season features guest appearances from Norman Lear, Martin Short, Ray Liotta and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. In addition, Bill Plympton animated a sixth couch gag in ""3 Scenes Plus a"
"The Simpsons (season 25) ""The Simpsons"" twenty-fifth season began airing on Fox on September 29, 2013, and ended on May 18, 2014. In this season, Homer sells his Mapple stock to buy a bowling ball; Marge blames herself and Kiss for Bart's rebellious streak (""Four Regrettings and a Funeral""); Lisa becomes a cheerleader for Springfield's football team; and Homer delivers a baby (""Labor Pains""). Guest stars for this season include Judd Apatow, Will Arnett, Anderson Cooper, Harlan Ellison, Zach Galifianakis, Stan Lee, Eva Longoria, Rachel Maddow, Elisabeth Moss, Joe Namath, Daniel Radcliffe, Aaron Sorkin, Max von Sydow, and Kristen Wiig."
"The Simpsons (season 26) ""The Simpsons"" twenty-sixth season premiered on Fox in the United States on September 28, 2014, and concluded on May 17, 2015. In this season, Krusty the Clown retires after his father dies (""Clown in the Dumps""); Homer and Bart attempt to solve some father/son conflicts (""The Wreck of the Relationship""); Marge opens a sandwich franchise (""Super Franchise Me""); the Simpsons meet their former (""The Tracey Ullman Show"") selves (""Treehouse of Horror XXV""); Mr. Burns finds a girlfriend in Democratic Assemblywoman Maxine Lombard (""Opposites A-Frack""); Bart schemes to bring down his new fourth grade teacher, Mr. Lassen"
"new episodes, and is the second season to not have any new episodes airing in February, after the twenty-fifth season (which also aired in a Winter Olympics year). <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> The Simpsons (season 29) The twenty-ninth season of the animated television series ""The Simpsons"" premiered on Fox in the United States on October 1, 2017, and ended on May 20, 2018. On November 4, 2016, ""The Simpsons"" was renewed for seasons 29 and 30. This season marked the show's surpassing ""Gunsmoke"" as the longest-running scripted series in primetime television by number of episodes, with the series' 636th episode ""Forgive and Regret""."
"Simpsons"" won three Primetime Emmy Awards out of four nominations, including an Primetime Emmy Award for Character Voice-Over Performance to Harry Shearer, who was the last member of the main cast to earn the award. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> The Simpsons (season 25) ""The Simpsons"" twenty-fifth season began airing on Fox on September 29, 2013, and ended on May 18, 2014. In this season, Homer sells his Mapple stock to buy a bowling ball; Marge blames herself and Kiss for Bart's rebellious streak (""Four Regrettings and a Funeral""); Lisa becomes a cheerleader for Springfield's football team; and Homer delivers a baby (""Labor Pains"")."
"The Simpsons (season 28) The twenty-eighth season of the animated television series ""The Simpsons"" began airing on Fox in the United States on September 25, 2016, and ended on May 21, 2017. On May 4, 2015, Fox announced that ""The Simpsons"" had been renewed for season 28. This season includes the 600th episode of the show, ""Treehouse of Horror XXVII"". On August 31, 2016, it was announced that an episode titled ""Caper Chase"", inspired by Trump University, would air sometime in 2017; the episode aired on April 2. This season also includes the show's first hour-long episode, ""The Great Phatsby"","
"""The Last Traction Hero"". <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> The Simpsons (season 28) The twenty-eighth season of the animated television series ""The Simpsons"" began airing on Fox in the United States on September 25, 2016, and ended on May 21, 2017. On May 4, 2015, Fox announced that ""The Simpsons"" had been renewed for season 28. This season includes the 600th episode of the show, ""Treehouse of Horror XXVII"". On August 31, 2016, it was announced that an episode titled ""Caper Chase"", inspired by Trump University, would air sometime in 2017; the episode aired on April 2. This season also includes the show's first"
"The Simpsons (season 10) ""The Simpsons""' tenth season was originally broadcast on the Fox network in the United States between August 23, 1998, and May 16, 1999. It contains twenty-three episodes, starting with ""Lard of the Dance"". ""The Simpsons"" is a satire of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie. Set in the fictional city of Springfield, the show lampoons American culture, society, television, and many aspects of the human condition. The showrunner for the tenth season was Mike Scully. Before production began, a salary"
"family in sort of a 'Game of Thrones', 'Lord of the Rings', 'Dungeons & Dragons' mashup extravaganza."" ""The Serfsons"" scored a 1.4 rating with a 5 score and was watched by 3.26 million people, making it Fox's second highest rated show of the night. The Serfsons ""The Serfsons"" is the season premiere of the twenty-ninth season of the animated television series ""The Simpsons"", and the 619th episode of the series overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on October 1, 2017. This episode takes place in an alternate fantasy world version of Springfield. This was the first ""Simpsons"""
"the first of 16 great guest stars on ""The Simpsons"". The episode is also notable for having predicted the team matchup for Super Bowl XLVIII between the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks. The title of the episode is a reference to the novel ""The Bonfire of the Vanities"" by Tom Wolfe. The Bonfire of the Manatees ""The Bonfire of the Manatees"" is the first episode of ""The Simpsons<nowiki>'</nowiki>"" seventeenth season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on September 11, 2005, making it the first ""Simpsons"" season premiere to air in September since the eleventh"
"The Simpsons (season 23) ""The Simpsons"" twenty-third season began airing on Fox on September 25, 2011, and ended May 20, 2012. The showrunner for the season was Al Jean, with three episodes ran with Matt Selman, one of those he also wrote himself. The show's 500th episode, ""At Long Last Leave"", aired February 19, 2012. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> The season premiere episode ""The Falcon and the D'ohman"" features a reference to the previous episode of the series, the twenty-second season finale ""The Ned-Liest Catch"" that aired May 22, 2011. In that episode, the characters Ned Flanders and Edna Krabappel started dating. The"
"Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes ""Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes"" is the season premiere of ""The Simpsons""’ twentieth season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on September 28, 2008. After getting charged for being involved in a fight, Homer meets bail bondsman Lucky Jim and Wolf the Bounty Hunter, who convince him to become a bounty hunter. In a twisted turn of events, he becomes Ned Flanders' partner. Meanwhile, Marge unknowingly begins working at an erotic bakery. Julia Louis-Dreyfus returns as Snake's girlfriend Gloria for the third time. Robert Forster provides the voice of Lucky"
"The Falcon and the D'ohman ""The Falcon and the D'ohman"" is the season premiere of the twenty-third season of the American animated sitcom ""The Simpsons"". It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on September 25, 2011. In the episode, the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant hires a new security guard named Wayne and Homer soon becomes friends with him. ""The Falcon and the D'ohman"" also reveals the fate of the relationship between the characters Ned Flanders and Edna Krabappel that was initiated in the previous episode of the series, ""The Ned-Liest Catch"", that aired in May 2011."
"The Simpsons (season 6) ""The Simpsons"" sixth season originally aired on the Fox network between September 4, 1994, and May 21, 1995, and consists of 25 episodes. ""The Simpsons"" is an animated series about a working class family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The show is set in the fictional city of Springfield, and lampoons American culture, society, television and many aspects of the human condition. Season 6 was the highest rated season of the series. The showrunner for the sixth production season was David Mirkin who executive-produced 23 episodes. Former showrunners Al Jean and Mike"
"(guest voice Willem Dafoe), who is a terrible bully (""Blazed and Confused""); Homer has a mid-life crisis (""Covercraft""); and the cast of ""Futurama"" make an appearance in Springfield in a crossover episode (""Simpsorama""). Additional guest voices for this season include Nick Offerman, David Hyde Pierce, Jeff Ross, and Matthew Sweet. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> The Simpsons (season 26) ""The Simpsons"" twenty-sixth season premiered on Fox in the United States on September 28, 2014, and concluded on May 17, 2015. In this season, Krusty the Clown retires after his father dies (""Clown in the Dumps""); Homer and Bart attempt to solve some father/son conflicts"
"'Tis the 30th Season ""'Tis the 30th Season"" is the tenth episode of the thirtieth season of the American animated sitcom ""The Simpsons"", and the 649th episode overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on December 9, 2018. After Thanksgiving dinner, Bart Simpson and Lisa Simpson gives Marge Simpson and Homer Simpson their present list, asking for a smart TV that costs $2,400. When a Black Friday offer is show in TV at the Sprawl-Mart, Marge and Homer make plans for it. Marge camps out at Sprawl-Mart, holding a place in line. Homer fails to relieve her when"
"Orange Is the New Yellow ""Orange Is the New Yellow"" is the twenty second episode and season finale of the twenty-seventh season of the animated television series ""The Simpsons"", and the 596th episode of the series overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on May 22, 2016. The title is a spoof of the book and the Netflix series ""Orange Is the New Black"". Homer is leaving the Power Plant for the weekend, as he promised Marge to be home for dinner. However, as he is leaving, Mr. Burns asks him for his help to fix a gas"
"Orange Is the New Yellow ""Orange Is the New Yellow"" is the twenty second episode and season finale of the twenty-seventh season of the animated television series ""The Simpsons"", and the 596th episode of the series overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on May 22, 2016. The title is a spoof of the book and the Netflix series ""Orange Is the New Black"". Homer is leaving the Power Plant for the weekend, as he promised Marge to be home for dinner. However, as he is leaving, Mr. Burns asks him for his help to fix a gas"
"The Simpsons (season 21) ""The Simpsons"" twenty-first season aired on Fox from September 27, 2009 to May 23, 2010. It was the first of two seasons that the show was renewed for by Fox, and also the first season of the show to air entirely in high definition. With this season, ""The Simpsons"" established itself as the longest-running American primetime television series surpassing ""Gunsmoke"". The season received mainly positive reviews from critics, with many praising ""The Squirt and the Whale"", ""To Surveil with Love"" and ""The Bob Next Door"". The show moved up 16 positions in the Nielsen ratings from"
"The Simpsons (season 17) ""The Simpsons"" seventeenth season originally aired between September 2005 and May 2006, beginning on Sunday, September 11, 2005. It broke Fox's tradition of pushing its shows' season premieres back to November to accommodate the Major League Baseball games airing on the network during September and October of each year. Season 17 was released on DVD and Blu-ray in Region 1 on December 2, 2014, Region 2 on December 1, 2014, and Region 4 on December 3, 2014. Al Jean remained show runner, with this being his fifth year in the position since he started it in"
"The Call of the Simpsons ""The Call of the Simpsons"" is the seventh episode of ""The Simpsons""<nowiki>'</nowiki> first season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 18, 1990. It was written by John Swartzwelder and directed by Wesley Archer. Albert Brooks made his first guest appearance on ""The Simpsons"" in this episode as the voice of Cowboy Bob. In this episode, Homer decides to purchase an RV and the Simpsons set off for a vacation in the wilderness. After accidentally driving it off the edge of a cliff, the family find themselves trapped in"
"won a competition to be animated into ""The Simpsons"", appeared in the episode ""Halloween of Horror"". This is the last season to be produced by Film Roman and the last to credit Sam Simon as producer due to his death in 2015. On May 14, 2015, showrunner Al Jean announced that veteran ""Simpsons"" voice actor Harry Shearer had left the show to pursue other work after his contract expired. However, on July 7, he returned to the show after signing a new deal with five other cast members. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> The Simpsons (season 27) ""The Simpsons"" twenty-seventh season began airing on"
"America, as well as overseas. The Simpsons (season 6) ""The Simpsons"" sixth season originally aired on the Fox network between September 4, 1994, and May 21, 1995, and consists of 25 episodes. ""The Simpsons"" is an animated series about a working class family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The show is set in the fictional city of Springfield, and lampoons American culture, society, television and many aspects of the human condition. Season 6 was the highest rated season of the series. The showrunner for the sixth production season was David Mirkin who executive-produced 23 episodes. Former"
"we need a nation closer to the Waltons than the Simpsons. An America that rejects the incivility, the tide of incivility and the tide of intolerance"". The next broadcast of the Simpsons was a rerun of the third-season premiere, ""Stark Raving Dad"" (1991), on January 30, 1992. In that broadcast there was hastily included a new opening, which was a response to Bush's speech. The scene begins in the Simpsons living room. Homer, Patty, and Selma sit on the couch. Maggie is in her high chair next to the couch. Bart and Lisa are sprawled on the carpet. They all"
"The Simpsons (season 4) ""The Simpsons""<nowiki>'</nowiki> fourth season originally aired on the Fox network between September 24, 1992 and May 13, 1993, beginning with ""Kamp Krusty"". The showrunners for the fourth production season were Al Jean and Mike Reiss. The aired season contained two episodes which were hold-over episodes from season three, which Jean and Reiss also ran. Following the end of the production of the season, Jean, Reiss and most of the original writing staff left the show. The season was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards and Dan Castellaneta would win one for his performance as Homer in"
"The set was released in two different packagings: a standard rectangular cardboard box featuring Bart on the cover driving through a security checkpoint gate at a movie studio, and a ""limited edition"" plastic packaging molded to look like Bart's head. The Simpsons (season 10) ""The Simpsons""' tenth season was originally broadcast on the Fox network in the United States between August 23, 1998, and May 16, 1999. It contains twenty-three episodes, starting with ""Lard of the Dance"". ""The Simpsons"" is a satire of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer,"
"$527 million. Then on October 30, 2007, a video game was released. Currently, ""The Simpsons"" is on its thirtieth season, which began airing September 30, 2018. ""The Simpsons"" will be renewed for a thirty-first season, with Al Jean completing a Treehouse of Horror XXIX script, though the date has yet to be announced. ""The Simpsons"" received acclaim throughout its first nine or ten seasons, which are generally considered its ""Golden Age"". ""Time"" named it the 20th century's best television series, and Erik Adams of ""The A.V. Club"" named it ""television's crowning achievement regardless of format"". On January 14, 2000, the"
"Treehouse of Horror VII ""Treehouse of Horror VII"" is the first episode of ""The Simpsons""<nowiki>'</nowiki> eighth season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 27, 1996. In the seventh annual ""Treehouse of Horror"" episode, Bart discovers his long-lost twin, Lisa grows a colony of small beings, and Kang and Kodos impersonate Bill Clinton and Bob Dole in order to win the 1996 presidential election. It was written by Ken Keeler, Dan Greaney, and David S. Cohen, and directed by Mike B. Anderson. Phil Hartman provided the voice of Bill Clinton. Bart and Lisa begin"
"The Simpsons (season 24) ""The Simpsons"" twenty-fourth season began airing on Fox on September 30, 2012, and concluded on May 19, 2013. An August 2011 article in ""Advertising Age"" reported that the average cost of a 30-second advertising spot during a first-run episode of ""The Simpsons"" was $286,131—up from $254,260 in season 23. In 2012, ""The Simpsons"" was the sixth-most expensive television series in the United States to sponsor. The top five were (in ascending order) ""American Idol"" (Thursday), ""New Girl"", ""Modern Family"", ""American Idol"" (Wednesday), and ""NBC Sunday Night Football"". A first-run, season 24 episode of ""The Simpsons"" was"
"The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson ""The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson"" is the first episode of ""The Simpsons""<nowiki>'</nowiki> ninth season. The 179th episode of the series overall, it was originally broadcast on the Fox network in the United States on September 21, 1997. The episode features the Simpson family traveling to Manhattan to recover the family car, which was taken by Barney Gumble and abandoned outside the World Trade Center, therefore gaining numerous parking tickets and a parking boot. Writer Ian Maxtone-Graham was interested in making an episode where the Simpson family travels to New"
"The Bonfire of the Manatees ""The Bonfire of the Manatees"" is the first episode of ""The Simpsons<nowiki>'</nowiki>"" seventeenth season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on September 11, 2005, making it the first ""Simpsons"" season premiere to air in September since the eleventh season opened with ""Beyond Blunderdome"" on September 26, 1999. The episode was written by Dan Greaney and directed by Mark Kirkland. In its original broadcast, it was watched by around eleven million viewers. Homer gets into trouble with the local mob over football gambling debts. As compensation, Fat Tony wants to use"
"Holidays of Future Passed ""Holidays of Future Passed"" is the ninth episode of the twenty-third season of the American animated sitcom ""The Simpsons"". It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 11, 2011. Most of the episode is set thirty years into the future, when Bart and Lisa take their children with them to Homer and Marge's house over Christmas, while a pregnant Maggie goes into labor. Bart has divorced his wife Jenda and is struggling to become a better father for his two boys, while Lisa has trouble connecting with her rebellious teenage daughter"